Attachment for fishing reels



March 17, 1953 A. G. MORRISON ATTACHMENT FOR FISHING REELS Filed June26, 1948 INVEN TOR.

- MOW/7 50 Patented Mar. 17,1953

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 ATTACHMENT FOR FISHING REELS- Arnold G.M'o'r rison, Minneapolis, .Minn. Application June '26, 1948, Serial No.35,398

1 Claim. (01. 24.2-84.4)

The object of the invention is to provide a clip member attached to aside member and a cross-tie rod of a fishing reelwherein the cross tiemember may be one cooperating with the reel level wind device and theclip will provide a finger piece. The clip might also be used to carry aflashlight.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a fishing reel having the attachmentapplied thereto;

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the attachment removed from the reel;

Figs. 3 and 4 are fragmentary detail views partly in elevation andpartly in section taken on the lines 33 and 4- 1 of Fig. 2,respectively;

Fig. 5 is a detail view partly in elevation and partly in section takenon the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a detail view partly in elevation and partly in section takenon the line 66 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a detail view partly in elevation and partly in section takenon the line 1-1 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 8 is a View of the cap removed from the attachment, a portionthereof being broken away and sectioned.

The reel shown is indicated, as an entirety, by the numeral 9 with theexception of the gear 7 housing I 5, which afiords one of the endmembers of the reeL'the cross-tie rod H, and the guide and level winddevice [2 for the line [3 wound on said reel. The guide and level winddevice I 2 includes a hairpin shaped member [4 through which the line 13extends. This member 14, at its closed end, travels in a groove l5 inthe crosstie rod H.

The attachment includes a body member It in the form of a flat band thatextends circumferentially on the periphery of the gear housing It. Thisbody member I6 has on its longitudinal inner and outer edges inturnedears I! that overlap the sides of the gear housing is and hold the bodymember 1% against edgewise shifting movement on said gear housing. Awide flat finger-piece l8, integral with the inner edge of the bodymember I5, is inwardly oiiset over the cross-tie rod H.

Integral with the outer edge of the finger-piece I8 is a longsleeve-like clip 19 that snaps over the cross-tie rod ii anddetaehablyholds the attachment on the reel 8. The longitudinal edges ofthe'clip I9 are spaced apart to afford clearance for the member 14 'ofthe guide and level wind device 12 and facilitate the application ofsaid clip to the cross-tie rod I I.

In applying the attachment to the reel, the body member I5 is positionedover the gear housing l5 and the clip [9 over the cross-tie rod H andthen pressure is applied to the finger-piece I 8 which causes said clipto snap onto the crosstierod II and positions the body member [6 on thegear housing [0.

Integral with the body member I6, at its inner longitudinal edge, is acolumn 20 having upper and lower pairs of spring clips 2| that releasably hold a flashlight battery 22 in an inverted position. The upper endportion of the column is turned inwardly over the battery 22 to afford aground contact 23 for said battery.

A socket 24 for a light bulb 25 is slidably mounted on the column 2i}below the battery 22. This socket 22 is rolled from a flat piece ofmetal and one end portion thereof is extended tangentially and thenfolded across the back of the column 2a to afiord a slide 25. The freevertical portion of the slide 25 is folded onto the face of the column20 to afford a guide 21 and a bead is pressed from the tangentialportion of the socket 24 to afiord a second guide 28. These I guides 2'!and 28 hold the slide 26 on the column 26. The free circular portion ofthe socket 24 yieldingly holds the socket 24 where positioned on thecolumn 20. The light bulb 25 is held inverted in the socket 24 with itscontact 29 pcsitioned to engage the contact 3!! on the battery 22 whenthe socket 24 is moved upwardly relative to the column 25. A pair ofdiametrically opposite beads 3| pressed from the socket 24 act as athread for the screw-thread 32 on the light bulb 25. The lower portionof the socket 24 is outwardly flared to afford a shade 33 for the lightbulb 25. A removable cap 32 is telescoped over the upper portion of thecolumn 20 and the battery 22.

The entire attachment, with the exception of the socket 24 and the cap34, is formed of a single sheet of flat metal. The column 20 istransversely curved to fit around the battery 22.

The battery 22 rests on a lug 35 cut and pressed from the column 29 andis held thereby in electrical engagement with the contact 23.

From what has been said, it will be understood that the inventiondescribed is capable of modifications as to details of construction andarrangement within the scope of the invention herein disclosed andclaimed.

What I claimis:

A clip including a body member on the arc of a circle and that is Wide,transversely fiat,

. and applicable to the periphery of one of the two annular end membersof a reel, said body member having integral with its longitudinal edges,inturned ears that overlap the sides of the respective end member andhold the body member from edgewise movement transversely of said endmember, said reel having a cross-tie rod connecting its two end members,and a traveling line guide and leveling device, said crosstie rod havinga longitudinal groove in which said device works, said body member alsohaving integral With its inner longitudinal edge, a long membercomprising a part that overlaps the inner side of the respective endmember, a second part that extends parallel to the cross-tie rod andaffords a finger piece, and a third long sleeve-like part applicable tothe cross-tie rod with a snap action and having a longitudinalpassageway coincident with the groove in the crosstie rod and in whichpassageway said device works.

' ARNOLD G. MORRISON.

4, REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the fileof this patent:

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